First of all, welcome! I hope you decide to stick around and explore, hopefully my capstone will ignite your own passions too.
In my high school, all seniors are given the opportunity to execute something called a "capstone project". The capstone "is designed to encourage students to think critically, solve challenging problems, and develop skills such as oral communication, public speaking, research skills, media literacy, teamwork, planning, self-sufficiency, and goal setting—i.e., skills that will help prepare them for college, modern careers, and adult life. In most cases, the projects are also interdisciplinary, in the sense that they require students to apply skills or investigate issues across many different subject areas or domains of knowledge." So, what's my passion? This used to be a hard question, but I know that my passion lies in encouraging girls to code, teaching girls how to code, etc. This is why I want to intertwine my senior capstone project with my She++ #include fellowship (more details at: sheplusplus.org/include/). The #include fellowship works to empower underrepresented groups in technology by dismantling negative stereotypes surrounding technical careers. Everything is pretty much up in the air right now, but I'll check back in when my idea comes together.
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